1. A variable line through the point $$\left( {a,\,b} \right)$$  cuts the axes of reference at $$A$$ and $$B$$ respectively. The lines through $$A$$ and $$B$$ parallel to the $$y$$-axis and the $$x$$-axis respectively meet at $$P.$$ Then the locus of $$P$$ has the equation :

A. $$\frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b} = 1$$
B. $$\frac{x}{b} + \frac{y}{a} = 1$$
C. $$\frac{a}{x} + \frac{b}{y} = 1$$
D. $$\frac{b}{x} + \frac{a}{y} = 1$$
Answer :   $$\frac{a}{x} + \frac{b}{y} = 1$$
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2. The triangle formed by the lines whose combined equation is $$\left( {{y^2} - 4xy - {x^2}} \right)\left( {x + y - 1} \right) = 0$$       is :

A. equilateral
B. right angled
C. isosceles
D. obtuse angled
Answer :   right angled
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3. Let $$A\left( {\alpha ,\,\frac{1}{\alpha }} \right),\,B\left( {\beta ,\,\frac{1}{\beta }} \right),\,C\left( {\gamma ,\,\frac{1}{\gamma }} \right)$$       be the vertices of a $$\Delta ABC,$$   where $$\alpha ,\,\beta $$  are the roots of the equation $${x^2} - 6{p_1}x + 2 = 0,\,\beta ,\,\gamma $$     are the roots of the equation $${x^2} - 6{p_2}x + 3 = 0$$    and $$\gamma ,\,\alpha $$  are the roots of the equation $${x^2} - 6{p_3}x + 6 = 0,\,{p_1},\,{p_2},\,{p_3}$$       being positive. Then, the coordinates of the centroid of $$\Delta ABC$$   is :

A. $$\left( {1,\,\frac{{11}}{{18}}} \right)$$
B. $$\left( {0,\,\frac{{11}}{8}} \right)$$
C. $$\left( {2,\,\frac{{11}}{{18}}} \right)$$
D. None of these
Answer :   $$\left( {2,\,\frac{{11}}{{18}}} \right)$$
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4. The three lines whose combined equation is $${y^3} - 4{x^2}y = 0$$    form a triangle which is :

A. isosceles
B. equilateral
C. right angled
D. none of these
Answer :   none of these
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5. If the lines $$y = \left( {2 + \sqrt 3 } \right)x + 4$$    and $$y = kx + 6$$   are inclined at an angle $${60^ \circ }$$  to each other, then the value of $$k$$ will be :

A. $$1$$
B. $$2$$
C. $$ - 1$$
D. $$ - 2$$
Answer :   $$ - 1$$
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6. If $$P\left( {1 + \frac{t}{{\sqrt 2 }},\,2 + \frac{t}{{\sqrt 2 }}} \right)$$     be any point on a line then the range of values of $$t$$ for which the point $$P$$ lies between the parallel lines $$x+2y=1$$   and $$2x+4y=15$$    is :

A. $$ - \frac{{4\sqrt 2 }}{5} < t < \frac{{5\sqrt 2 }}{6}$$
B. $$0 < t < \frac{{5\sqrt 2 }}{6}$$
C. $$ - \frac{{4\sqrt 2 }}{5} < t < 0$$
D. none of these
Answer :   $$ - \frac{{4\sqrt 2 }}{5} < t < \frac{{5\sqrt 2 }}{6}$$
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7. The diagonals of the parallelogram whose sides are $$lx + my + n = 0,\,lx + my + n’ = 0,\,mx + ly + n = 0$$           and $$mx + ly + n'= 0$$    include an angle :

A. $$\frac{\pi }{3}$$
B. $$\frac{\pi }{2}$$
C. $${\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{{l^2} - {m^2}}}{{{l^2} + {m^2}}}} \right)$$
D. $${\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{2lm}}{{{l^2} + {m^2}}}} \right)$$
Answer :   $$\frac{\pi }{2}$$
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8. If the angle between the two lines represented by $$2{x^2} + 5xy + 3{y^2} + 6x + 7y + 4 = 0$$        is $${\tan ^{ - 1}}m,$$   then $$m$$ is equal to :

A. $$\frac{1}{5}$$
B. $$1$$
C. $$\frac{7}{5}$$
D. $$7$$
Answer :   $$\frac{1}{5}$$
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9. If $$P = \left( {1,\,0} \right),\,Q = \left( { - 1,\,0} \right)$$     and $$R = \left( {2,\,0} \right)$$  are three given points, then locus of the point $$S$$ satisfying the relation $$S{Q^2} + S{R^2} = 2S{P^2},$$    is-

A. a straight line parallel to $$x$$-axis
B. a circle passing through the origin
C. a circle with the centre at the origin
D. a straight line parallel to $$y$$-axis
Answer :   a straight line parallel to $$x$$-axis
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10. The middle point of the segment of the straight line joining the points $$\left( {p,\,q} \right)$$  and $$\left( {q,\, - p} \right)$$  is $$\left( {\frac{r}{2},\,\frac{s}{2}} \right).$$   What is the length of the segment ?

A. $$\frac{{\left[ {{{\left( {{s^2} + {r^2}} \right)}^{\frac{1}{2}}}} \right]}}{2}$$
B. $$\frac{{\left[ {{{\left( {{s^2} + {r^2}} \right)}^{\frac{1}{2}}}} \right]}}{4}$$
C. $${\left( {{s^2} + {r^2}} \right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}$$
D. $$s + r$$
Answer :   $${\left( {{s^2} + {r^2}} \right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}$$
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